Optimal radiotherapy treatment planning governed by kinetic equations

Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 661-678

  Frank, Martin ^a   Herty, Michael ^b   Sandjo, Albert N ^b  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boltzmann transport equation; First order optimality; Optimal control; Radiative transfer; Radiotherapy

Indexed keywords

BOLTZMANN; BOLTZMANN TRANSPORT EQUATION; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; ENERGY LOSS; FIRST-ORDER; FIRST-ORDER OPTIMALITY CONDITION; FUNCTION SPACES; KINETIC EQUATIONS; OPTIMAL CONTROLS; OPTIMALITY; OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS; RADIATIVE FLUXES; RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING; REGULARITY OF SOLUTIONS;

CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; ENERGY DISSIPATION; INTEGRODIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; PERIODIC STRUCTURES; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RADIOTHERAPY;

BOLTZMANN EQUATION;

EID: 77951883281     PISSN: 02182025     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0218202510004386     Document Type: Article

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